Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 28 (25:28)

ٱلْفُرْقَان

يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا

Quran 25:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Al-Furqan (“The Criterion”), a Meccan surah of 77 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 362 of the Madani Mushaf.

25:28
يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰلَيْتَنِىلَمْأَتَّخِذْفُلَانًاخَلِيلًا٢٨
yāwaylatā laytanī lam attakhidh fulānan khalīlan

Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.(28)

Word by word

  1. يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰyāwaylatāO woe to me
  2. لَيْتَنِىlaytanīI wish
  3. لَمْlamnot
  4. أَتَّخِذْattakhidhI had taken
  5. فُلَانًاfulānanthat one
  6. خَلِيلًاkhalīlan(as) a friend

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